Jacob Zuma

=== Re-election ===
Despite an "Anyone but Zuma" campaign in the run-up to the ANC's [[53rd National Conference of the African National Congress|53rd National Conference]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mthembu|first=Kwazi|date=2012-10-10|title=Collective leadership or ABZ are the options|url=https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/collective-leadership-or-abz-are-the-options-1399785|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-11-22|title=Nomura calls Mangaung for Zuma|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2012-11-22-nomura-calls-mangaung-for-zuma/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[Mail & Guardian]] |language=en-ZA}}</ref> Zuma was re-elected ANC president on 18 December 2012, beating Deputy President [[Kgalema Motlanthe]] by a large margin.<ref name="cp2">{{cite news|date=18 December 2012|title=Zuma wins second term|newspaper=City Press|url=http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/zuma-wins-second-term/|url-status=dead|access-date=27 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609021313/http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/zuma-wins-second-term/|archive-date=9 June 2013}}</ref> Although in 2008 he had said that he would prefer to serve only one term as president,<ref>{{cite web|last=Monare|first=Moshoeshoe|date=2008-07-28|title=Zuma: I only want one term|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/zuma-i-only-want-one-term-409911|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130215915/http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/zuma-i-only-want-one-term-1.409911#.ULjf3SA7uSo|archive-date=30 November 2012|access-date=30 November 2012|work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]]}}</ref> Zuma became the ANC's sole presidential candidate in the [[2014 South African general election|2014 national election]]. In January 2014, after he was heckled at Mandela's memorial, the ''Sunday Tribune'' reported that around November 2013, KwaZulu-Natal branches of the ANC had discussed a proposed resolution asking Zuma not to run for a second term as the country's president.<ref>{{cite news|last=Olifant|first=Nathi|date=26 January 2014|title=Stand down request for Zuma|work=Sunday Tribune|publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL]]|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/stand-down-request-for-zuma-1637053 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129005016/http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/stand-down-request-for-zuma-1.1637053 |archive-date=29 January 2014}}</ref> However, ANC Deputy Secretary General [[Jessie Duarte]] dismissed rumours of disunity in the ANC saying, "The policy is that the president of the ANC is always the candidate for the election. We don't have another candidate and there will be no other candidate."<ref>{{cite news|date=18 January 2014|title=ANC united behind Zuma|work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL]]|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/anc-united-behind-zuma-duarte-1.1633303#.Uts5kWQo7LY|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121041751/http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/anc-united-behind-zuma-duarte-1.1633303#.Uts5kWQo7LY|archive-date=21 January 2014}}</ref>

The ANC retained its majority in the national election, and on 21 May 2014, the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] elected Zuma to a second term as president.<ref>{{cite web|date=21 May 2014|title=Zuma re-elected SA president|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/zuma-re-elected-sa-president-1.1691892|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150932/http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/zuma-re-elected-sa-president-1.1691892|archive-date=14 July 2014|access-date=18 June 2014|website=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL]]}}</ref>